Hopkins and Lower Richland Citizens United, Inc., a group of more than 1,100 Lower Richland residents opposed to the sewer project Richland County intends to build in their community, filed suit against the county on March 25. The citizens group, which is being represented by Rogers-Lewis Attorneys at Law of Columbia, has fought against the Lower Richland sewer project for […]
Woman’s Club welcomes arrival of spring
Members of the Woman’s Club of Columbia welcomed the arrival of spring with a talk by Robin Waites, executive director of Historic Columbia. Waites’s topic was Historic Gardens of Columbia. She compared illustrations of gardens from the 1800s with the current restoration of the same gardens. Historic Columbia’s properties include more than 14 acres of landscapes, featuring gardens that range […]
Conversation with a cook
Carol Papaletsos, the cook behind Ambrosia, gives us an inside look at how she prepares for Soda City’s Farmers Market which takes place every Saturday 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Columbia Star: “Is this your first time having a booth at Soda City Farmers Market?” Carol Papaletos: “No. I’ve had a booth at the farmers market every Saturday since September; although, we […]
Columbia Opportunity Resources celebrates 10th anniversary
Ten years ago, Columbia City Councilwoman Tameika Isaac- Devine and former Columbia City Councilman Daniel Rickenmann co-founded a new organization for young professionals in the Midlands called Columbia Opportunity Resources (COR). COR was founded out of their growing concern that young people, their own fr iends and peers, were leaving Columbia for profession- al employment opportunities in other cities and […]
Quirky Crimes in the Capital City
Forest Acres Forest Drive: Two men were arrested at 7: 30 p. m. Tuesday after a security guard at a department store saw two juveniles and an older man stealing designer underwear. The guard told officers at the scene he was watching the cameras, and he saw three males ages 17, 26, and 12 in the up market area of […]
A Silver Egg Boiler
What came first—the chicken or the Easter egg? In the American South, the answer is not so ambiguous. Since the earliest colonial settlements, domesticated fowl were a staple livestock, relatively simple and economical to raise, hence the prevalence of the Easter egg tradition. A bountiful and inexpensive commodity during the spring season, the egg also symbolized the Christian holiday’s focus […]
Requesting TDIU
Last month, I explained the very basics of TDIU (total disability based on individual unemployability). This article will discuss how to request this benefit. TDIU is not a stand-alone benefit. Rather, it is a request for an increased rating. This makes sense when you look at what you are requesting. You are telling the VA, “I know I am only […]
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What is an ACE score?ACE is an acronym for adverse childhood experience. In the ’90s, Dr. Vincent Felitti, a professor at the University of California in San Diego,developed a list of ten questions to measure adverse childhood experiences. He is a leading expert on childhood trauma. His research was a long term, in-depth, analysis of more than 17,000 adults. His study revealed a powerful […]
Commercial Excess
I’m just saying...I’d like to have a word with the people responsible for commercials that air on television, both locally and nationally. Now, I know commercials are supposed to entice the viewer to buy a certain product, act in a certain manner, or take a particular action on some cause, but don’t the people making these commercials ever, ever consider their audience? […]